1983 Davis Cup

The 1983 Davis Cup was the 72nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 59 teams would enter the competition, 16 in the World Group, 25 in the Europe Zone, 10 in the Eastern Zone, and 8 in the Americas Zone. Australia defeated Sweden in the final, which was held at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on 26-28 December.

World Group

Draw

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RD1-date=4-6 March
RD2-date=8-10 July
RD3-date=30 September-2 October
RD4-date=26-28 December

RD1T1-loc=Moscow, Soviet Union (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|FRA | RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|URS | RD1-score2=1

RD1T2-loc=Asunción, Paraguay (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|TCH | RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|PAR | RD1-score4=3

RD1T3-loc=Adelaide, Australia (grass)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|AUS | RD1-score5=4
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|GBR | RD1-score6=1

RD1T4-loc=Timişoara, Romania (indoor hard)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|CHI | RD1-score7=0
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|ROU|1965 | RD1-score8=5

RD1T5-loc=Lomma-Bjärred, Sweden (indoor carpet)
RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9=davis|INA | RD1-score9=0
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|SWE | RD1-score10=5

RD1T6-loc=Christchurch, New Zealand (grass)
RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|DEN | RD1-score11=0
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|NZL | RD1-score12=5

RD1T7-loc=Reggio Calabria, Italy (clay)
RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|IRL | RD1-score13=2
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|ITA | RD1-score14=3

RD1T8-loc=Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|ARG | RD1-score15=3
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|USA | RD1-score16=2

RD2T1-loc=Marseilles, France (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|FRA | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|PAR | RD2-score2=2

RD2T2-loc=Brisbane, Australia (grass)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|AUS | RD2-score3=5
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|ROU|1965 | RD2-score4=0

RD2T3-loc=Eastbourne, England (grass)
RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5=davis|SWE | RD2-score5=3
RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6=davis|NZL | RD2-score6=2

RD2T4-loc=Rome, Italy (clay)
RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7=davis|ITA | RD2-score7=0
RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8=davis|ARG | RD2-score8=5

RD3T1-loc=Sydney, Australia (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|FRA | RD3-score1=1
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|AUS | RD3-score2=4

RD3T2-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet)
RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=davis|SWE | RD3-score3=4
RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=davis|ARG | RD3-score4=1

RD4T1-loc=Melbourne, Australia (grass)
RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=davis|AUS | RD4-score1=3
RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=davis|SWE | RD4-score2=2First round losers play in World Group Relegation Play-off.

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Australia
team2=Sweden
venue=Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
date=26 December - 28 December 1983
surface=grass
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Pat Cash |3 |6 |7 |3 | |T2P1=Mats Wilander |6 |4 |9 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Fitzgerald |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Joakim Nyström |4 |2 |6 |4 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mark Edmondson |T1P2=Paul McNamee |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Anders Järryd |T2P2=Hans Simonsson |4 |4 |2 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Pat Cash |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Joakim Nyström |4 |1 |1 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Fitzgerald |8 |1 |0 | | |T2P1=Mats Wilander |6 |6 |6 | |

World Group Relegation Play-offs

Date: 30 September - 2 October

*Denmark, Czechoslovakia , Great Britain, and United States remain in World Group in 1984.
*Chile (AME), Indonesia (EAS), Ireland (EUR), and Soviet Union (EUR) relegated to Zonal competition in 1984.

American Zone

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Eastern Zone

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European Zone

Zone A

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Zone B

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